File: README.TXT For Emissary Evaluation Version 1.0 15 September 1995 WOLLONGONG WELCOMES YOU TO EMISSARY! In This Document: What Is Emissary(TM)? System Requirements Installation Configuration Troubleshooting Questions Purchasing Emissary License Agreement WHAT IS EMISSARY(TM)? Wollongong's Emissary is a new Internet access solution featuring Web browsing, multimedia e-mail and news reading, file retrieval, and interactive access all in a single, integrated Windows application. Emissary addresses problems that Internet users have been struggling with for years--complexity and inefficiency. What sets Emissary apart from the pack is the incorporation of COLT(TM)--Wollongong's object oriented, Client Object Linking Technology, the intelligent agent that insulates users from all those acronyms like FTP, HTTP, MIME, etc. Before Emissary, Internet users were forced to buy different applications with separate user interfaces to utilize select Internet resources. These separate applications require users to manipulate multiple applications and various protocols to do simple tasks, such as viewing an image contained in a mail message or news item. With Emissary, all the complexities of Internet protocols are negotiated and executed automatically. Wollongong is pleased to offer this opportunity to evaluate Emissary to the entire Internet community. Since this is an evaluation version of Emissary, it will expire and cease to operate on 31 October 1995. Please check the Wollongong Web pages for periodic software updates. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Emissary's minimum computer requirements are: A PC/386, 4MB RAM, Windows 3.1 or higher. The Emissary download file is about 2.7 megabytes in size. It creates files totaling another 4 megabytes in size during installation. Be certain you have sufficient hard disk space prior to installation. For uncompromised graphic displays, set your display to at least 256 colors, if possible. You must be running a WINSOCK 1.1 compliant TCP/IP stack. Your current browser or other Internet tools probably use a WINSOCK stack now. (Note that Emissary Desktop Edition, available now, includes Wollongong's high performance TCP/IP stack.) Once connected to the Internet, you will be able to run Emissary the same way you run your other applications. If you are unsure about your TCP/IP stack, check with your System Administrator or Internet Service Provider for clarification. INSTALLATION If you receive your evaluation copy over the Internet, you should have one executable file. Simply run this file and follow the prompts to install. If you received this evaluation copy on disk, insert Disk 1, then from Windows, run SETUP.EXE. From there, follow the installation prompts, inserting Disk 2 when asked. In order to install the Emissary software, you will be required to accept an on-line evaluation and license agreement. The installation procedure will give you the option to change installation directory and Program Group name. We strongly recommend that you use the default values whenever possible. Once the installation is complete, your Emissary Program Group will appear on your screen with the Emissary icon, a Help icon, and the Emissary Uninstall icon. If you wish at any point to remove the software, use the Uninstall program provided within the Emissary program group. After you run the Uninstall program, please check your Windows directory, and if the files WAACKY.INI and UNWISE.EXE still exist, please delete them manually. CONFIGURATION In order to begin using your copy of Emissary, please follow the instructions below. There are three configuration parameters you must set in order to use Emissary. Once the software is installed and running, you'll find these configuration boxes under the "Options" menu bar: Choose "Mail..." in the "Options" menu and set your POP3 account name (for example, "bob@mailbox.acme.com") and password, as well as other mail preferences. Click "Send Options" and enter the name of your SMTP server (for example, "mailout.acme.com") and your own email address. Choose "News..." in the "Options" menu and enter the name of your News server (for example, "news.acme.com"), your name, and the organization you represent. You can set other News preferences by clicking "Preferences". Choose "System Options..." in the "Options" menu if you need to enter the IP address of your Domain Name Server. If you are unsure of what any of these parameters are for your site, please check with your System Administrator or Internet Service Provider. This is the minimum of configuration that is needed to get Emissary up and running. There are several additional parameters that you may set to further customize Emissary, but these are not required for standard operation. You will find these preference options within various menus. Emissary is now ready to help you explore your PC, corporate networks, and the Internet! TROUBLESHOOTING What if it doesn't work? Due to the limited number of configuration parameters Emissary requires, troubleshooting your installation and configuration is easy. The following are some of the most common ways users can have problems. If you find that you are having trouble with your Emissary installation, please check the following: * Make sure that your TCP/IP WINSOCK stack is running and functioning correctly. You can verify this by trying your other Internet applications, or if you have it, the PING utility to check the availability of your mail and/or News server. * Double check to make sure your configuration parameters have been correctly entered, (i.e.: POP3 account name, SMTP server, News server) QUESTIONS To get the most from your Emissary evaluation version, please refer to the on-line help, available under the "Help" menu. There is also updated help, along with "power user" tips and tricks, available on the Wollongong Web Site. Try the "Home," "Emissary User News," and "Emissary Tricks" buttons available in the toolbar to connect automatically to these pages. You can also reach them at the following addresses: (Tip: Load this document into Emissary using Files, and these addresses are "live links"--just click them to activate.) Wollongong Home Page: http://www.twg.com Emissary User News: http://www.twg.com/emissary/emissnews.html Emissary Tricks (a.k.a. Edgar's Place) http://www.twg.com/emissary/edgar.html If you have other questions about Emissary, please send mail to: mailto:emissary@twg.com PURCHASING EMISSARY This Emissary evaluation copy is designed to expire and cease to operate; see above for the expiration date. You can now purchase Emissary Desktop Edition(TM), which includes the powerful Wollongong PathWay Runtime (TM) TCP/IP Stack - providing unparalleled speed and reliability with corporate networks or dialup connections. Emissary Desktop Edition will also operate with your existing WINSOCK v.1.1 compliant stack supplied by your Internet Service Provider. Buyers of Emissary Desktop Edition receive 30 days of technical support, as well as one FREE upgrade as Emissary evolves and improves. And unique to Wollongong is the Emissary Dual License that allows you to legally use your ONE copy of Emissary on TWO computers - one at HOME and one at WORK! You can purchase Emissary through selected resellers or direct from Wollongong. Dial 1.800.872.8649, Priority Code: Evaluator. If you'd like to purchase Emissary over the World Wide Web, you can do so through the Wollongong Home Page at: http://www.twg.com Again, thank you for your interest in Emissary! ("Emissary" and "COLT" are trademarks of The Wollongong Group, Inc., 1129 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California, 94303) LICENSE AGREEMENT WOLLONGONG TEMPORARY TIMED-OUT EVALUATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING OR COPYING SOFTWARE BY USING AND/OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT. The Wollongong Group, Inc. ("Wollongong") grants to you ("Customer") a personal, nontransferable and nonexclusive right to: (1) Temporarily install the Wollongong software ("Software") on one central processing unit ("CPU") solely for evaluation purposes for the temporary term of the evaluation program indicated. 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